Making Requests with REST

EBSCOhost API can be implemented in a REST-like way. REST, or Representational State Transfer,
allows data to be retrieved in many different ways, without the additional messaging layers
SOAP requires. Before you can access the EBSCOhost API, you must have an EIT profile. To have
this set-up, please contact your sales rep.

Using the EBSCOhost API is extremely easy. To begin, you simply need to know your
username (a string made-up of your EBSCOhost Customer ID, Group ID, and Profile ID), and
profile password for accessing. If you already have access to EBSCOhost API, and you do
not know these values, please contact EBSCOhost Technical Support for assistance.

REST Authentication

All requests to the EBSCOhost API require authentication. Authentication is also very
easy; Just put your authentication details in variables in your request URL. For example,
if you'd like to make an Info request with profile authentication: